Happy New Year dear friends. I am hoping for peace, happiness and creativity for this new decade. Thankyou everyone who has visited this year and for all the comments and words of love and support.
Hello to all of you out there who take the time to read this blog and leave such great comments which I don't always get around to replying to. I always get a little buzz when there is a new comment to read, so thankyou very much :)
Felt Flower brooch with beaded stamen (detail). I have just discovered the super macro feature on the camera !
Here is the completed hat (hope it fits the recipient !) and a matching flower brooch for his missus. Or perhaps that should read a flower brooch with matching hat as the brooch was commissioned first followed swiftly by a request for a hat.
"Mandy Prowse studied painting and printmaking at Maidstone College of Art. She explores natural and human forms and the interconnectedness of all things. Themes in her work relate to birth, mortality and metamorphosis. Her altered books are minimalistic and organic combining a modern aesthetic with an almost Victorian touch. If you told me these books were 100 years old I wouldn’t think twice about it.”
Jason Thompson, The Rag and Bone Bindery